| Willem Janszoon Blaeu | |
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Amsterdam, (1634) 1640-43
Northwest Africa: Fezzae et Marocchi Regna Africae Celeberrima describebat Abrah. Ortelius Original copperplate
printed map |
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An attractive map of northwest Africa and Morocco. The Pillars of Hercules & Straits of Gibraltar, and Spain are shown to the right of the map (north is to the right of the map). Also, Fez and other important cities in northwest Africa are identified with large images. Blaeu credits Ortelius and his 1570 map as the source of data for this map. Spain controlled portions of this area from 1580 until 1640 along the coast at Ceuta, Tangiers, and Arzilla (see the Braun & Hogenberg view of the region in Map #AF-358, Tingis Lusitanis Tangiara, Tzaffin, Septa, Arzilla, Sala). A sea battle is shown in the Atlantic ocean. The Blaeu maps are "esteemed by collectors for their decorative quality, historical importance, and as the highest expression of Dutch cartographic art during the period of its supremacy" (Tooley, p 28). This map has Latin text describing Fes on the verso, with a signature of "C" at the bottom. Reference: Tooley, Guide to Maps of Africa, p.28-29. Goss, Blaeu's The Grand Atlas, p 146-7. Generally fine condition overall, with a
light printer's crease. |
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